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> a steady increase which is remarkably linear, apart from a sad bump in late teens and early 20’s, whose cause is all too clear. Any idea what this "clear" ca

by maest 7y ago

> a steady increase which is remarkably linear, apart from a sad bump in late teens and early 20’s, whose cause is all too clear. Any idea what this "clear" cause is?

chipperyman573 7y ago
I'm not sure but my guess would be suicide
- scotty79 7y ago
  And driving.
Laforet 7y ago
First time living away from home with ample access to the vices of the world. Driving alone adds a tangible of risk of death.
- kieranmaine 7y ago
  Re. passengers, I thought it was the reverse. Seems it's more complicated than that - https://aaafoundation.org/teen-driver-risk-relation-age-number-passengers/ https://aaafoundation.org/teen-driver-risk-relation-age-numb....
rocqua 7y ago
Reckless behavior by young adults who recently have gotten a lot more freedom and responsibility.
f_allwein 7y ago
Drivng and road accidents maybe? Definitely not too clear...
mkl 7y ago
That confused me too. The tone suggests they think it's suicide, but more than twice as many people that age die in traffic accidents. Maybe I'm misinterpreting. Certainly not "all too clear" though. US 20-24 years fatal crash rate: 36.3/100,000 [1], and US 15-24 years suicide rate: ~15/100,000 [2]. [1] https://www.autoinsurance.org/age-groups-fatal-crashes/ https://www.autoinsurance.org/age-groups-fatal-crashes/ [2] https://www.sprc.org/scope/age https://www.sprc.org/scope/age
- iguy 7y ago
  The UK has about 1/4 the rate of traffic deaths [1], and possibly even more than that in young people. Although it also has 1/2 the rate of suicides (no idea about age distribution though). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_r...

3 ms·

> a steady increase which is remarkably linear, apart from a sad bump in late teens and early 20’s, whose cause is all too clear. Any idea what this "clear" ca

by maest 7y ago

> a steady increase which is remarkably linear, apart from a sad bump in late teens and early 20’s, whose cause is all too clear. Any idea what this "clear" cause is?

chipperyman573 7y ago
I'm not sure but my guess would be suicide
- scotty79 7y ago
  And driving.
Laforet 7y ago
First time living away from home with ample access to the vices of the world. Driving alone adds a tangible of risk of death.
- kieranmaine 7y ago
  Re. passengers, I thought it was the reverse. Seems it's more complicated than that - https://aaafoundation.org/teen-driver-risk-relation-age-number-passengers/ https://aaafoundation.org/teen-driver-risk-relation-age-numb....
rocqua 7y ago
Reckless behavior by young adults who recently have gotten a lot more freedom and responsibility.
f_allwein 7y ago
Drivng and road accidents maybe? Definitely not too clear...
mkl 7y ago
That confused me too. The tone suggests they think it's suicide, but more than twice as many people that age die in traffic accidents. Maybe I'm misinterpreting. Certainly not "all too clear" though. US 20-24 years fatal crash rate: 36.3/100,000 [1], and US 15-24 years suicide rate: ~15/100,000 [2]. [1] https://www.autoinsurance.org/age-groups-fatal-crashes/ https://www.autoinsurance.org/age-groups-fatal-crashes/ [2] https://www.sprc.org/scope/age https://www.sprc.org/scope/age
- iguy 7y ago
  The UK has about 1/4 the rate of traffic deaths [1], and possibly even more than that in young people. Although it also has 1/2 the rate of suicides (no idea about age distribution though). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_r...